Murach’s PHP and MySQL, 2nd Edition

I can t count how many PHP books I have purchased over the years trying to learn the language Murach s was the first book that helped me grasp the concepts and got me onto actually scripting in PHP That s what one developer said in an online review of the first edition of Murach s PHP and MySQL Now this 2nd Edition does an even better job of delivering the real world skills you need to develop database driven websites using PHP and MySQL two of today s most popular open source software tools Section 1 is a quick start course that shows how to use the latest versions of PHP MySQL the Apache web server and the NetBeans IDE to build your first PHP applications And right from the start you ll learn to create applications that conform to the MVC pattern so they ll be easier to maintain as they grow Then Section 2 takes you deep into PHP by covering the skills you ll use every day in professional applications like how to work with form data dates arrays sessions cookies functions objects regular expressions and exceptions Likewise Section 3 dives into MySQL teaching you how to design and create a database as well as how to access and maintain the data in a database like the professionals do Finally Section 4 teaches you important web programming skills like how to secure web pages prevent SQL injection attacks guard against XSS attacks send email upload files process images and access content from other websites Complete sample applications all using HTML5 and CSS3 along with chapter exercises provide training support throughout A great choice for any developer who wants to master PHP without a lot of frustration and unnecessary expense